Due to urbanization, transport demand in cities and regions in Europe is still growing, resulting in high CO2 emissions and congestion. Cars still occupy a vast amount of space in cities, affecting the liveability and sustainability. In medium and small cities and rural areas, public transport services are decreasing in quality and quantity leading to car dependency and potential transport poverty. Many cities and regions started to address this challenge by introducing policies focusing on stimulation of shared mobility and to facilitate pilots and large-scale uptake of shared mobility services as these provide interesting benefits: More travel options, lower car dependency, car ownership and car use, safer and more liveable streets, higher use of sustainable and healthy modes such as walking, cycling, public transport and reduction of transport related emissions.
However, many policy makers are struggling with finding the right policy tools and concrete actions to accelerate the growth of these new forms of shared mobility.
In this frame, the “Shared Mobility Action Programmes Exchange – SMAPE” project aims to improve shared mobility policies. By adopting the collaborative approach and promoting the exchange of experience and knowledge among partners and local stakeholders, the project seeks to achieve zero-carbon urban mobility while contributing to the overall policy goal of a Green Europe. More specifically, the project will focus on aspects like integration of shared mobility with public transport and Mobility as a Service, usage of data for monitoring and policy adjustments, influence citizens’ habits and behaviour, optimization of the mix of mobility modes, regulations, frameworks for public private partnerships and policy recommendations.
The SMAPE consortium consists of partners from Belgium, Germany, Norway, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Romania and together they will improve 7 policy instruments over a 4-year period.
Project Τitle: Shared Mobility Action Programmes Exchange – SMAPE
Project Duration: 48 months (01 Mar 2023-31 May 2027)
Project URL: https://www.interregeurope.eu/smape
Project Framework & Funding: Interreg Europe, total budget: 2,285,846 Euro
Scientific coordinator (UNIWA): Panagiotis Papantoniou, Assistant Professor
Consortium – Partners:
- Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
- Province of Mantua
- Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Development Agency
- City of Bergen
- Regional Development Agency of Ljubljana Urban Region
- net – Carshare Belgium
- POLIS Network
- University of West Attica
- Walloon Public Transport Authority
- Regional Development Fund of North Aegean
